The Moving picture world (June 1921)

June 4, 1921 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 503 News of the West Coast Harper in Washington Glenn Harper, secretary of the Theatre Owners' Association of Southern Califor- nia, left this week for Washington where he and other men identified with the industry are to confer with President Harding re- garding the protest being made against obnoxious taxation. Just previous to the departure of Harper, the Theatre Owners' Association held its annual meeting to elect new officers. J. S. Lustig was elected presi- dent; J. L. Lazarus, vice-president; O. W. Lewis, second vice-president; Glenn Harper, secretary; D. B. Vanderlip, of Huntington Park, financial secretary, and B. H. Lustig, treasurer. These men with three others, F. A. Grant and J. E. Wrighlsman, of Long Beach, and J. M. Young, of Hollywood, constitute the new board of directors. Edith Hallor Weds Director Edith Hallor, who played one of the lead- ing feminine roles in the Cosmopolitan pro- duction, "The Inside of the Cup," was mar- ried last Saturday to John J. Dillon, director at the Fo.\ Studios in Hollywood. The wed- ding took place at the Hollywood Hotel in the suite of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Burn- ing (Shirley Mason) and was a surprise to all the guests invited for' the ceremony. Jack Dillon has only recently" returned from New York, where he directed Billie Burke in a picture. Kane Host at Dinner Arthur S. Kane, president of the Arthur S. Kane Corporation, who i presents the Charles Ray productions through First Na- tional and who has been in Los Angeles for the past few weeks, was host at a din- ner at the .Ambassador Hotel last Thursday evening to a group of friends. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hal E. Roach, Har- old Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bessie Love and her mother, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Inglis, and John P. Fritz, who is associated with Mr. Kane. Entertain Editors The Western Motion Picture Advertisers, an organization composed of publicity di- rectors and their assistants from the va- rious film studios in and about Los Angeles, gave a dinner to the local photoplay editors and trade journal representatives last Tues- day evening on the Marion Fairfax set at the Hollywood studios. The "Wampa*," as they are aflcctionately called, have for their president Ray H. Leek, Metro pub- licity director; vice-president, Arch Reeve, of Lasky's; John McCormick, secretary, and Roy Miller, treasurer. Pete Smith, publicity director of the Marshall Neilan and Marion Fairfax companies, was host at the dinner. Semon Again III Larry Semon, Vitagraph comedian and director, while performing a stunt for a new comedy one day this week, suffered a relapse from an old injury received a few weeks ago. Semon went bagk to work in the studio before he was fully recovered and against the advice of his physician. The stunt that caused the relapse was not dangerous, but in view of the fact that he was still weak from the former injury, his strength gave way. He will probably be kept another month in the hospital before he can return to his picture work. Fire at Fairbanks Studio During the making of a scene for "The Three Musketeers" at the Douglas Fair- hanks' studio last Wednesday, the flame in a fireplace set ablaze the whole of the back of a large and expensive set. Doug himself, in costume, who was working in the action at the time, discovered the fire and led the Fairbanks' fire brigade in the fight to ex- tinguish the blaze. The damage was es- timated at about $1,000 and included the destruction of a handsome cape which Doug was wearing in the character of D'Artagnan. Long Beach Has Censors An ordinance providing for censorship of picture shows and other theatrical perfor- mances will become effective in thirty days in Long Beach. The measure was urged by Commissioner of Public Safety William M. Peck, and provides that any member of the censorship board may stop a theatrical performance at any time. G. Archinbaud, Director Weds Katherine Johnston George Archainbaud, well known director for Selznick, was married Wednesday, May 18, to Miss Katherine Johnston at Shore Acres, Mamaroneck, Mr. Archainbaud's summer home. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. William A. Kirkwood, of New York City. The marriage of Mr. Archainbaud and Miss Johnston terminated an acquaintance of five years. They met when Mr. Archain- baud was directing a picture for the old World Film Company. Miss Johnston has appeared on the screen in several Selznick productions, most no- tably "The Flapper," in which Olive Thomas was starred. The bride comes from Wash- ington, D. C. Several well known film folk were pres- ent at the ceremony including Philip Masi, who served as best man and Sue Gordon who acted as bridesmaid, iNfr. and Mrs. Alan Crosland, Emil Chautard, Montagu Love, William Davidson, Mrs. Edith Johnston, mother of the bride and Ted Johnston, brother. To do the wedding in regular film style, motion pictures were taken of the event and these films will be preserved by Mr. .\rchainbaud for the future. But a brief honeymoon was allowed Mr. .-\rchainbaud and his bride due to the fact that he had to start working on a new Eugene O'Brien production at the Selznick studios in Fort Lee. 0^ '■EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, ALL AROUND THE TOWN" Carmel Myers, in Uniirrsal's "Cheated Love." shows how Universal love-is in scenes that range from the cheerless room of an Avenue A family to a spacious apartment on the Drive